Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [noun] that [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means , in effect , that each Alu sequence that inserts itself into the chromosomes carries with it the means to get out again and reinsert itself somewhere else . |
| 2 | It was a clear silver flame that hollowed her with its hunger . |
| 3 | It is their own direct labour organization that run it . |
| 4 | It was the free window sticker that pushed it but … |
| 5 | ‘ It was the old Linfield spirit that carried them through because it was n't a great Linfield team , compared to the sides Trevor and I played for in the 80s . |
| 6 | Whitlock sprung to his feet and caught him on the side of the head with a stinging haymaker then followed up with two brutal body punches that dropped him to his knees . |
| 7 | I envied them their sexual freedom and their self-assured dignity , and I despised the British vice squads that ran them in and were not above enjoying their charms for a consideration . |
| 8 | WITH ONLY 48 hours to come up with the cash , Michael Knighton 's £20m take-over bid for Manchester United is back on course following a High Court ruling that gives him leave to put together a funding package . |
| 9 | NOW that we have come back — with our half-used tubes of Factor 20 sun-cream , the remnants of a jar of Arnica ( for bruises ) , and the broken paper umbrella that decked my son 's wiener schnitzel for our last supper — I can give the lie to all those Doubting Thomases who said that five small boys on skis was a recipe for disaster , not a holiday . |
| 10 | Brightly designed in purple and white , the Reverso has 1300 watts of drying power , two heat/speed settings plus a diffuser setting and electronic display lights that let you know which end of the dryer is operational . |
| 11 | Subsequent financial woes — he had quit his job as a broker to work on a show for the Boone gallery — sent Koons back to Pennsylvania , where he lived with his parents for several months before heading to Florida for a political campaign job that brought him enough money to return to New York . |
| 12 | Nicandra went down the steps and under the dark carriage portico that put its pillared bulk between evening light , or the light of the moon . |
| 13 | To achieve this you need simple drawing tools that allow you to reshape something once you 've drawn it , and a good selection of relevant clip-art . |
| 14 | After the mighty publicity campaign that followed his victory at the Tchaikovsky International Piano and Violin Contest in Moscow in 1958 when he was 24 , Mr Cliburn toured for 20 years . |
| 15 | He seemed only mildly surprised when she asked him , in the appalling police jargon that made her cringe , to accompany her to the local police station . |
| 16 | It makes it impossible for them to pursue their careers and the average hospital bill that faces them often exceeds $ 100 000 . |
| 17 | Yates is still struggling to recover from a serious knee operation that cost him his place as County were relegated and missed out on a lucrative ticket to the Premier League . |
| 18 | The won the tournament in 1959 , but was n't able to compete in 1960 due to a serious knee infection that kept him out of action for most of the first half of the season . |
| 19 | Browne says that what users want is ‘ real customer service that supports their business needs ’ . |
| 20 | Comparing the show scene with that in Barbados , I would say that the fact that there was an established breed club that held its own breed show with specialist judges made all the difference , Barbadian entries being quite small in comparison to the Jamaican ones . |
| 21 | Today David Coleman no doubt enjoys the Colemanballs Private Eye prints that have nothing to do with him : |
| 22 | When , with a shout , I jerked my eye back to its hole there was no smoke anywhere , only the necessary building , perfect , even to the irises and the low picket fence that lined its path , before which ‘ Uncle Pepi ’ now stood , with one arm crooked and raised . |
| 23 | have a broad attention span that enables them to concentrate on , and persevere in solving problems and pursuing interests ; |
| 24 | Perhaps the most invaluable feature is the unique cable control that allows you to activate the stopwatch from a tailored finger grip . |
| 25 | The affiliated Hanbury bank in London merged in 1864 with another London bank of Quaker origins , Barnett , Hoare & Co. ; the new Barnetts , Hoares , Hanburys & Lloyd merged in turn with the main Lloyd bank of Birmingham in 1884 , bringing under one corporate roof connections that had their origins in the marriages more than a century before of the children of Sampson Lloyd II . |
| 26 | The range is accompanied by a Blender Pen of colourless fluid that may be used to soften colours into graduated effects and by a Blank Pen Kit that enables you to make a marker carrying a colour of your own choice . |
| 27 | It is finished in black leather , has an ABS breaking system and a 158 bhp engine that shifts it from 0–62 mph in 7.7 seconds , and from there to a top speed of 134 mph . |
| 28 | His father 's smell seemed to be impregnated in the large cotton shirt that covered him from neck to calf . |
| 29 | As a guide in setting a monthly repayment level that suits you , the enclosed table gives examples of how long different levels of borrowing will take to repay . |
| 30 | And then the dark , the blessed dark , and the cold night air that iced him and ripped the mist from his brain , steadied his legs , poured pain into his shoulder . |